FA vs MITK vs AVGO Stock Comparison

First Advantage, Mitek Systems and Broadcom Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.08 +7.6% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.65B
P/E
145.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
MITK Mitek Systems Inc
$18.38 +4.1% 1M +91.9% 1Y
Market cap
$839.58M
P/E
37.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.90M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
5 wins
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$342.33 -3.0% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65T
P/E
43.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 6, Mitek Systems 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAMITKAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.65B $839.58M $1.65T AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 145.3x 37.3x 43.2x MITK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 17.0x 31.1x MITK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.9% +11.1% +48.7% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.5% 11.4% 42.9% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 8.5% 26.0% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x -1.0x 0.7x MITK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.2% +91.9% -5.4% MITK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr -0.7%/yr +45.3%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.6% 55.0% 46.4% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 74/100 64/100 MITK

Percentile Scorecard

FAMITKAVGO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFAMITKAVGO
Valuation 87 #17 of 124 86 #18 of 124 44 #53 of 94
Growth 85 #18 of 113 40 #68 of 113 92 #8 of 92
Profitability 73 #30 of 109 93 #9 of 109 93 #7 of 90
Financial Health 25 #96 of 127 72 #36 of 127 34 #66 of 99
Shareholder Returns 66 #23 of 65 78 #15 of 65 58 #31 of 73
Overall 67 74 64
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • MITK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFAMITKAVGOSPY
1 month +7.6%+4.1%-3.0% -0.2%
3 months +1.0%+9.5%-10.1% +3.9%
6 months +61.5%+30.7%-14.4% +8.2%
Year to date +45.1%+74.2%-1.1% +12.9%
1 year +48.2%+91.9%-5.4% +12.3%
3 years +64.3%+76.9%+308.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.0%+21.0%+59.9% +23.3%
5 years +6.3%-3.6%+546.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.2%-0.7%+45.3% +10.9%
10 years —+175.1%+1,888.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.7%+34.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFAMITKAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.6%55.0%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.4%47.5%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.501.632.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.801.67-0.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.1%-63.1%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-8.7%-28.9% -1.2%
52-week high $24.12$20.14$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $8.95$8.65$293.41 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFAMITKAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 144.0xmedian 38.6x 36.8xmedian 38.6x 42.6xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.4x 4.2xmedian 4.4x 18.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 34.5x 14.8xmedian 34.5x 32.2xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 29.4x 17.1xmedian 29.4x 41.5xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 16.4xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -5.87median 1.28 1.23median 1.28 1.25median 2.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFAMITKAVGO
Revenue $1.66B $197.90M $89.10B
Gross profit $752.05M $165.47M $61.28B
Operating income $177.66M $35.22M $42.81B
Net income $25.14M $22.54M $38.27B
Free cash flow $248.96M $48.61M $39.40B
R&D $100.89M $31.23M $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $0.15 $0.46 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $237.90M $90.05M $23.98B
Total debt $2.03B $49.38M $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 173.23M 48.71M 4.89B
Enterprise value $2.73B $279.19M $1.58T

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFAMITKAVGO
P/E 144.0x 36.8x 42.6x
P/FCF 14.5x 17.1x 41.5x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 15.4x 40.2x
P/S 2.2x 4.2x 18.3x
P/B 2.8x 3.3x 16.4x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 3.8x 22.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.5x 14.8x 32.2x
EV/EBIT 30.5x 22.1x 39.0x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 3.9x 18.7x
EV/FCF 21.7x 16.0x 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.7x 14.5x 41.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.87 1.23 1.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAMITKAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.9% 11.1% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 4.3% 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.3% 8.5% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 2.7% 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 777.9% 77.8% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 15.9% 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.8% 45.3% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 31.9% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 116.9% 39.8% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -24.5% 29.9% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,685% -5.8% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 17.4% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,945% -12.9% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 14.5% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAMITKAVGO
Gross margin 45.2% 83.6% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 26.6% 58.2%
Operating margin 10.7% 17.8% 48.0%
Pretax margin 2.2% 16.0% 45.4%
Net margin 1.5% 11.4% 42.9%
FCF margin 15.0% 24.6% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 15.7% 27.1% 45.6%
Return on equity 1.9% 9.2% 40.8%
Return on assets 0.7% 6.2% 20.8%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 8.5% 26.0%
Return on capital employed 5.0% 11.7% 26.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 2.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 8.2% 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAMITKAVGO
Debt / assets 54.3% 13.4% 31.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x -1.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 8.2x 1.0x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 31.9% 47.0%
Equity / assets 34.5% 68.1% 53.0%
Interest coverage – 4.9x 13.7x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.7x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 2.6x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 1.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 1.52 5.35 12.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAMITKAVGO
Dividend yield 0.0% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 2.2% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.2% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 29.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFAMITKAVGO
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 31.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.23FY2026 $1.08FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.9% +6.5% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.66BFY2026 $185.93MFY2026 $102.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +21.1% +61.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAMITKAVGO
Held by institutions 100.0% 84.7% 78.1%
Institutions holding 178 188 4,798
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +3.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 113 107 2,637
Institutions selling 41 53 1,842
Buyers to sellers 2.76 2.02 1.43

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FAMITKAVGO
FA 1.00 0.19 -0.13
MITK 0.19 1.00 0.11
AVGO -0.13 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FA, MITK and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Advantage (FA) $3.65B, Mitek Systems (MITK) $839.58M, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.65T.

Which stock is cheaper, FA, MITK and AVGO?

Mitek Systems (MITK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Advantage (FA) 145.3x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 37.3x, Broadcom (AVGO) 43.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitek Systems (MITK) is cheapest (First Advantage (FA) 17.1x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 31.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadcom (AVGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Advantage (FA) +32.9%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +11.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 11.4%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (First Advantage (FA) 3.6%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 8.5%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitek Systems (MITK) returned the most: First Advantage (FA) +48.2%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +91.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) -5.4%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (First Advantage (FA) +1.2%/yr, Mitek Systems (MITK) -0.7%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +45.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (First Advantage (FA) 60.6%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 55.0%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FA, MITK and AVGO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadcom (AVGO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.